bratán

See also: bratan and Bratan

Old Irish

Etymology

From brat (“plunder”) +‎ -án, under the semantics that salmon would be a great catch to make.

Noun

bratán m

  1. salmon
    Synonym: eó

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative bratán bratánL bratáinL
vocative bratáin bratánL bratánuH
accusative bratánN bratánL bratánuH
genitive bratáinL bratán bratánN
dative bratánL bratánaib bratánaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: bratán

Mutation

Mutation of bratán
radical lenition nasalization
bratán bratán
pronounced with /β-/		 mbratán

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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